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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-06-17, Page 8Page 8-Wingham, Advance -Times., Thursday, June 1.7, 1965: Admin. Room to Connect Addition to Huronview GODERICH-The Huronview Board of Huron County Council plans to have tenders in by February for a 75 -bed addition to the Clinton home, and to have construction start early in the spring. Approval of the Ontario Municipal Board must be sought in the meantime. At the January session, when the plan was approved, cost was stated as $550,000, The board, in a report pre- sented by Reeve Elgin Thomp- son, Tuckersmith, chairman, said the minister of public wel- fare, Hon. L. P. Cecile, had ap- proved the site location, which is just north of Huronview main building. On June 2 the com- mittee met with Mr. Drew, director of the homes for the aged branch, who accepted the plot plan whereby the admini- stration area would be the con- necting link between the two buildings. County councillors and of- ficials drove to Huronview Monday afternoon and, on the site of the proposed addition, examined drawings prepared by Snider, Huget & March, of Waterloo. This firm is setting up an office in Goderich and has been instructed by the Hu- ronview board to draw floor plans. It is proposed to connect the new building to the pres- ent home by means of an ad- ministration wing. Offices would be on the ground floor and a dining room area on the second. There will be only one main entrance and one recep- SURVEY SETTLES QUESTION "When you have an accident, who is more likely to help you — an independent agent or a one -company salesman?" An impartial survey by a nationally recognized research organization proved: 9 out of 10 independent agents help with claims. A far lower per- centage of other agents do. We're independ- ent agents. Call us. IV. B. CONRON, CLU INSURANCE AGENCY Complete Insurance Coverage — Agent for — MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 5 John St. W. - Ph. 357-2636 WINGHAM tion area, with all administra- tion handled in one area, The plan calls for a rounded building where the connecting corridor will be built, and after council resumed a question was asked by Reeve Joseph Kerr of Wingham regarding the price difference between this shape and the present one. Architect Donald Snider re- plied: " We do not wish to get anyone concerned about the shape. We will present a floor plan to the Huronview Board this Friday afternoon at 1.30, and it will become the basis for further discussion with the department and county council." Mr. Snider indicated the cost may be a little more. "We think the slight increase in cost will be weighed against the overall efficiency of the build- ing and the service given to the people inside. I feel sure we will be within the figure we gave you before, "he stated. Only one rate will be charg- ed for the home, according to the committee report submit- ted by Reeve Elgin Thompson, chairman, after the councillors returned from Clinton, " On the other hand, if the buildings were entirely separate it would require separate administration and separate rates. It would be possible that one person would be paying a higher rate for the same type of accommodation as another." Superintendent HarveyJohn- ston reported orally to council that there are now 227 resi- dents. Two of the vacant beds are for female normal care, and not easy to fill. As of May 5, there were 10 male and eight female resi- dents under 60; 12 and five in the 60-69 group; 32 and 29 between 70 and 79; 28 and 65 in the 80-89 category and 10 and 24 between 90 and 99. There is one female resident over 100. Residents 80 and over number 128. --Miss Nancy Masters and Robert Masters of Brantford were week -end visitors with their grandmother, Mrs, Staf- ford Bateson. Tuition Asked for Outside Students The Huron County Consult- ative Committee, and several members of the East Wawanosh Council met with the manage- ment committee of the Wing- ham District High School, com- mittee chairman Murray Car- diff told the board on Thursday evening. Mr. Cardiff said the meeting was called to discuss the pro- blem of students residing in the Clinton and Goderich High School district who want to at- tend the Wingham s hoof. Mr. Cardiff said that his committee had told the group that the Wingham board has a motion on its books which stip- ulates that if tuition is not paid the students will not be allow- ed to attend the Wingham school. It was a case of either having the tuition paid, having the boundaries changed or else the pupils could attend schools in the district where they re- side. The board concurred with Mr. Cardiff s report. 94 Huron Pupils Suspected of Hearing Loss With the end of the school year close at hand, the Huron County Health Unit has an op- portunity to review the results from the new audiometric screening program. This program has been made possible through Nation- al Health grants which paid for the audiometer and, in addi- tion, contributes over and above the regular 500fo grant to- wards the salary and travel of the technician. In all the lar- ger schools Grades 2,4 and 6 are tested, and in the remain- ing one -room schools all pu- pils are included. Referrals are also accepted from the teachers of other grades who suspect a child's progress may be delayed because of a pos- sible hearing defect. It has al- so been possible to do a select- ed group of Grade 9 students at the Central Huron Secondary School. Of 4,175 pupils who have been screened to date, 94have been found with a suspected hearing loss. Hospital Building Program Is Progressing on Schedule At the regular meeting of the board of directors of the Wingham and District Hospital on Friday evening, the admin- istrator, Mts. I. Morrey and chairman of the building com- mittee. Robert Gibson, report- ed that work is proceeding satisfactorily on the construc- tion program. Chairman R.B. Cousins presided. A meeting of the building committee with representatives of Ball Brothers, general con- tractors, was held June 2nd. Mr. Matsui of the architectural firm was also present and a program for work was decided Upon. Operations have already commenced in the area which housed the X-ray department, file room and delivery room. Brick is currently being laid to form the walls of the second storey addition above the 1955 wing at the north of the hospital building. As a result of the building , program several service rooms In the building have been re- located in temporary quarters until the new areas are ready for occupancy. During the per- iod when the present ambulance entrance is not usable patients will be brought in by way of the front entrance of the old building, where a temporary ramp will be placed over the steps. The contractor hopes to have the second storey con- struction on the north wing closed before cold weather this fall. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT Mrs. Morrey reported that the severe shortage of nurses persists and difficulties in this depart- ment have been aggravated by the high daily average of pa- tients, illness in the nursing staff and the commencement of annual vacations. She commen- ded Miss Hopwood, the director of nursing, and her assistant, Miss Carr, for their successful efforts to maintain hospital ser- vices under trying circumstan- ces. At present the hospital is operating with 14 graduate nur- ses, full time; 19 graduate nur- ses, part time; 22 R. N. A.'s full time; 33 R. N. A.'s part time; one non -registered nurs- ing assistant full time, 3 non- registered nursing assistants part time and 4 full time order- lies. Two members of the R.N.A. "Glorious 12th" on July 10th Orangemen Will March in Wingham Members of the Loyal Orange Lodge No. '794, Wingham, are HAVING THE CAR SERVICED REGULARLY AT WINGHAM MOTORS HELPS BALANCE THE BUDGET COSTLY REPAIR BILLS DUE TO NEGLECTED CARE AND MAIN- TENANCE ARE AVOIDED. IT'S MUCH EASIER ON THE BUDGET WHEN YOU LET US TAKE CARE OF YOUR CAR TROUBLES BE- FORE THEY HAPPEN. DRIVING IS A PLEASURE TOO, WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING SMOOTH- LY. STOP IN AND SEE US SOON. Wingham Motors PHONE 357.2J20 making preparations now for the celebration of the Twelfth of July here. The customary parade of lodges from the coun- ties of Huron, Perth and Bruce will be held, to be followed by speakers in the town park. In addition to the usual Orange functions there will be a midway at the park, chicken barbecue to look after the hungry and in the evening there will be a dance in the arena. The celebration will take place, not on the 12th of the month, but on the nearest Sat- urday, which happens to be the 10th. LODGE HISTORY The L. O. L. is the oldest lodge in Wingham. Its warrant was received December 4,. 1856 with Robert Hogg as first mas- ter. Mr. Hogg was the grand- father of Percy Hogg, who is a present member. The L.O.L. was organized before the town itself was set- tled; which would indicate that it was first formed in the township and later moved to Wingham. The Orange Mall was erect- ed in 1873, and at the time of the official opening on Novem- ber 5th of that year, the build- ing was free of debt. 'Thomas Abraham, who had been mas- ter for several years, was man- ager of the building enterprise and the contract was let for $520. Mrs. John Cornyn donat- ed the property for the hall on the understanding that it would always be used as the meeting place of the Orange Lodge. Bro. Abraham, Rev. Davis of St. Paul's Church, Rev. Kellum of the Weslyan Methodist Church, Dr. J. E. Tamlyn and T, Holm es, J. P., were on the platform for the opening cere- monies. IMPRESSIVE SIGHT ON CHURCH PARADES In the early days there was a membership of 125 and the local order could turn out 50 men in frock coats and black silk hats for church parades. The Wingham Orange Lodge also had the best fife and drum band in Western Ontario, com- prised of twenty-six members. William Deakin, who had ser- ved for 21 years in British mili- tary bands, was the leader. During the war of 1914-1918 several of the lodge members served in the armed forces, The L. 0.L. , County of North Hu- ron, donated a machine gun to the 33rd Battalion of which the Wingham branch paid its al- lotment. Many welfare projects have been supported in the past, such as assistance to the Red Cross, gifts to soldiers, donations to the True Blue orphanages, re- lief work and aid to the Sick Children's Hospital, Toronto. Several members of the Wingham lodge have served as County Master, In the past there has been a large membership of Lady True Blues and Orange Young Brl- tons, but neither of these orders are functioning today. staff had attended a seminar in Toronto, They were Miss Weir and Mrs. Collar. Mrs. Morrey also attended a seminar in Tor- onto, The administrator also re- ported that Miss Wright, food and dietician inspector from the Ontario Hospital Services. Commission, spent a day with the staff in this department and will submit some recommenda- tions to improve the staffing pattern. However, she was well satisfied with the department as a whole and stated that the food service was excellent, The report also commended the engineering department for their handling of the work which has resulted from the construction program. Twenty-one students will graduate from the R.N. A. training class at a ceremony to be held on July 16th. STATISTICS During the month of May there were 21 births, 11 deaths, 102 operations, 149 outpatients, 352 x-rays, 932 laboratory tests, 10 basal metabolism rat- ings, 27 electrocardiographic examinations, 61 at cancer clinic, 10 blood transfusions. Hospital days totalled 2690 for a daily average of 87 patients. FINANCE COMMITTEE Barry Wenger, chairman of the finance committee review- ed the financial statement for the year to date, comparing the figures for revenue and ex- penditure with the budgeted amounts. Allowable expendi- tures for the year so far total $2'74,404 and revenue stands at $287,779, the difference being accounted for in depreciation, etc. A list of invoices paid was read, indicating some of the major expenditures and total- ling $59, 589 for the month. The report of the manage- ment committee, under the chairmanship of A.D. MacWil- liam, dealt with some prob- lems which had arisen over the hospital's pension plan. Some employees had questions in re- gard to various aspects of the pension. Mrs. Morrey said that each employee has been given a pamphlet which should clari- fy all such questions. Each em- ployee receives a statement of pension funds periodically. At a meeting of the commit- tee the personnel policies had been reviewed and some prob- lems as to holidays, sick leave, etc., were ironed out. PROPERTY E. E. Walker, chairman of the building committee report- ed that a meeting had been held and consideration given to the possibility of renovations to the training centre, which is the former nurses' residence, It has been suggested that a com- plete change be made, with the removal of the house which forms the front portion of the building and its replacement with a new single storey struc- ture. This would permit the in- stallation of several new offices, stage, laboratory, s ge,etc., The committee had toured the build- ing and recommended the re- meval of the dormers from the roof of the newer section of the structure because there is a re- curring problem caused by leaks in the dormer angles of the roof. The committee was authorized to have the engin- eering staff remove the dor- niers and, if necessary, replace the entire roof in this area. At the direction of the com- mittee letters had been sent to the principals of three locals schools with the request that their students be warned of the danger of accidents around the hospital construction site over the next several months. Examination has been made of the number of fire hydrants in the hospital zone and it was found that they were adequate for any emergency. The committee was author- ized to sell the surplus furniture from the nurses' residence. First choice will be given to staff members who may desire to purchase the furniture and the balance will be offered for sale by public auction. Moneys rea- lized in this way will be set aside for re -furnishing thetrain- ing centre. The property committee was authorized to move partitions and make whatever changes are necessary in the present build- ing and to seek the advice of the architects about the costs involved in replacement of the front portion of the building. AUXILIARY Mrs. English reported a suc- cessful rummage sale held re- cently by the ladies of the Auxiliary and also announced a meeting in the nurses' residence. on Monday evening of this week to which board members and their wives were invited. Mr. Hall, social worker for this area and stationed at the Ont- ario Hospital, Goderich, was the guest speaker. The board authorized the payment of $25, 039.56 to Dunlop, Wardell, Matsui and Aitken, architects who are supervising the building pro- gram. The overcrowded condition of the hospital was discussed and Mrs. Morrey said that some patients who might be released to nursing home care simply cannot find any such accom- modation and must be kept on at the hospital. 19 YRS OLD? When you turn 19 you're no longer coy ered by your parents' Hospital Insurance, To keep insured, you must take out indi. vidual membership within 30 days. Get your application form at a bank, a hospital, or from the Commis. sion. NEWLY WED? The 'family' Hospital Insurance premium must now be paid to cover husband and wife. Notify your 'group' without de• lay OR, if you both pay premiums direct, noti• fy the Commission. NEW JOB? To keep insured follow the instructions on the Hospital Insurance Certificate of Payment 'Form 104' that your present employer is required to give you on leaving. 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